~ Skunks are mammals best known for their ability to secrete a strong, foul-smelling odor. General appearance ranges from species to species, from black-and-white to brown or cream colored. Skunks belong to the family Mephitidae and to the order Carnivora. There are 13 species of skunks, which are divided into four genera: *Mephitis (hooded and striped skunks, two species), *Spilogale (spotted skunks, four species), *Mydaus (stink badgers, two species), * Conepatus (hog-nosed skunks, five species). The two skunk species in the Mydaus genus inhabit Indonesia and the Philippines; all other skunks inhabit the Americas from Canada to central South America.

The keeping of skunks as pets is legal only in certain U.S. states. Mephitis mephitis, the striped skunk species, is the most social skunk and the one most commonly domesticated. When the skunk is kept as a pet, the scent gland is removed. Typical life spans for domesticated skunks are considerably longer than for wild skunks, often reaching 10 years, though it is not unusual for a well-cared for skunk to live well past 20 years.

Het bekendste stinkdier is de gestreepte skunk (Mephitis mephitis) uit Noord-Amerika. ~ The best known skunk is the Striped Skunk Mephitis Mephitis from North America.

Although the most common fur color is black and white, some skunks are brown or gray, and a few are cream-colored. All skunks are striped, even from birth. They may have a single thick stripe across back and tail, two thinner stripes, or a series of white spots and broken stripes (in the case of the spotted skunk). Some also have stripes on their legs.

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This is what you shall do;Love the earth and sun,and all the animals.~ Walt Whitman ~

"In my garden there isa large place for sentiment.My garden of flowers is alsomy garden ofthoughts and dreams.The thoughts grow as freelyas the flowers,and the dreams are as beautiful."~Abram L. Urban~

The kiss of the sun for pardon,The song of the birds for mirth,One is nearer God's heart in the garden,Than anywhere else on earth.~Dorothy Gurney~

Take the zinc watering canand go down to the garden andenjoy the ephemeral sunshine.Smell the fragrance of honey,admire the first flowers of clematis, Nelly Moserwhich have just blossomed,and watch the tiny petals of the climbing rose.

ROSESYou love the roses - so do I. I wishThey sky would rain down roses,as they rain From off the shaken bush.Why will it not?Then all the valley would be pink and whiteAnd soft to tread on.They would fall as light As feathers,smelling sweet; and it would beLike sleeping and like waking, all at once!